Game 245, Judd, Max–Mason, James, played April 11, 1889, from Wilhelm Steinitz, The Book of the Sixth American Chess Congress (1891), printed pages 311–312.

1. 11…Nc5 Black wastes time in the development. P—QB3, followed by P—Q4, was better.
2. 15…f5 His centre becomes weak after this advance. P—QB3 was the right play.
3. 16.Qe2 Q—B3 was superior.
4. 19…Kxf7 Black has outmanoeuvred his opponent, and he has now the better game with his King more ready for action in the centre.
5. 22.h3 His last move and this were useless for his plan of exchanging Rooks, which he might have instituted at once.
6. 30.Ke3 P—KKt3 was now necessary in order to avoid the danger of the opponent forming a strong passed Pawn.
7. 32…h3 Excellent play, as it gives Black winning chances.
8. 45.a4 This advance endangers his game. He ought to have confined himself to moving his Bishop backward and forward.
9. 46…Bc5 Black is forming a beautiful plan. He threatens now B—Kt3 in case White move B—Kt3.
10. 50.f5 A much surer draw could have been effected by playing the King up to K6 via KB5.
11. 53.Bc7 A most injudicious waste of time. P—R5 at once was his only salvation.
12. 53…Bf8 Black does not take proper advantage. The right play was P—Kt4, forming two powerful combined passed Pawns that would have won without much difficulty. Now, no more than a draw can be obtained by force.